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We Rank 'Em: Malazan Book of the Fallen
Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen helped breathe new life into fantasy fiction, although it still has something of a limited readership. But the scale and scope are astounding. The world...
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Best Cinematic Comic Adaptation Tournament (Final Four)
By virtue of what I will assume was a generational divide, Jack Nicholson's Joker dropped Heath Ledger's Joker into a vat of Smilex to make it into the Final Four, and NoaF staff-favorite Dredd got a...
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Microreview: Daredevil Season 2
This ain't your daddies review. And it's not really a microreview, either.There's a lot to say, a lot to unpack, and it is really hard to know where to start.So let's go back to the beginning. The real...
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Microreview [book]: Lightless, by C.A. Higgins
Excellent Character Driven Science FictionWhen asked in an interview with Paste Magazine about the reason each section of Lightless is introduced with a different law of thermodynamics, author C.A....
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Microreview [book]: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #3)
Naturally, this review contains general plot spoilers for the previous Mistborn novels, The Well of Ascension and The Final Empire. Luthadel has been saved, but much loss occurred, including some...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
Later this evening I will make a trip to the Alamo Drafthouse and go see Batman v. Superman. I have avoided spoilers, but have had a hard time avoiding the trailers that leave a lot to be desired....
View ArticleNERD MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: Memories by Yuppie Culture (2016)
Memories is the debut album by Chicago-area synthwave producer Yuppie Culture. It's a very romantic record, mining the same thematic territory as Timecop1983 and FM Attack, among others. Musically...
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Microreview [book]: The Flesh Made Word, ed. Bernie Mojzes
There's probably a "the pen is mightier" joke I could make here but I'm classier than that.There are collections that I would recommend to people to highlight just how much fun speculative erotica can...
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NERD MUSIC Weekend Mixtape: House and Techno Classics
The G's House and Techno Mix (3.25.16)Most people think of house and techno as European music, likely because both styles are significantly more popular in Europe than the U.S. But house is actually...
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Batman v. Superman: Reactions in Haiku
Many of the nerds of a feather left the nest this weekend to see Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. After comparing notes, though, we felt it had already been savaged by enough critics, so how to...
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Best Cinematic Comic Adaptation Tournament Final
I have a theory.To me, there is no question that Akira is a better movie than Tim Burton's Batman. But there was a big spike in voting over the weekend — the weekend Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice...
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Microreview [book]: The Drowning Eyes, by Emily Foster
The Drowning Eyes marks the debut of a major new talent.Stop me if you've heard this one before: a young woman with too much money and not enough sense to keep her voice down attempts to hire a ship to...
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Microreview [book]: The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell
Magic realism the way it should be—read it and weep, Murakami!You can buy it here. I’ve long been a fan of David Mitchell, even when he was perpetuating irritating stereotypes about Japan/Asia as some...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
I was saddened a couple of weeks ago when I learned the Penny Powers vs the Maniacal Meatloaf Monster was canceled. It looked to be a great all-ages comic book featuring a strong female lead. You...
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New Books Spotlight
Today we're launching a new feature at Nerds of a Feather. Each month or so we will curate a selection of 6 forthcoming books we find notable, interesting, and intriguing. It gives us the opportunity...
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Microreview [video game]: John Romero's Daikatana by Ion Storm
The Time-hopping ClassicDaikatana is mediocre at its very best. There is simply no better way to put it. The level design is uninspired. The sounds are mostly weak and inappropriate. The flow of the...
View ArticleNERD MUSIC Weekend Mixtape: Superhero Themed
Mikey's Superhero Themed Mixtape (4.1.16)As the comics blogger for the site it seemed appropriate that I would share a Superhero themed mixtape with the crowd. While not all of these are as overt as...
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Microreview [book]: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A disheartening look at humanity, and the perfect Cold War zeitgeist bookPublished in 1960, A Canticle for Leibowitz is one of the books credited with forcing the mainstream press to begin taking...
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Best Cinematic Comic Adaptation Tournament: And the Winner Is...
No surprises, right?Captain America: The Winter Soldier never really had a serious challenge from any of the films it faced. We can all speculate what might've happened if Tim Burton's Batman hadn't...
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Microreview [book]: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
Magic proves dangerous, but not as dangerous as other people. I should preface this review by stating that I may be coming to this review...
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